Blue Nile Fine Jewelry
Blue Nile was founded in 1999 and is based in Seattle, Washington. Blue Nile produces diamond, gemstone, pearl, silver, and gold jewelry. You can find jewelry for special occasions such as engagements and weddings as well as gift options.
What kinds of Blue Nile jewelry are there?- Rings: Blue Nile rings include engagement rings, eternity rings, and cocktail rings. Many of the rings feature a large central jewel surrounded by smaller diamonds.
- Earrings: includes hoops, studs, ear crawlers, drop and dangle earrings, and knot earrings.
- Pendants
- Necklaces
- Bracelets: includes charms, tennis, chain link, bangles, and infinity bracelets.
- Charms
- Lockets
- Morganite: Morganite is a type of beryl, like emerald. It comes in shades of pink or purple.
- Diamonds
- Pearls: Blue Nile pearls include baroque, which are small and irregularly shaped, freshwater cultured, South Sea white and golden, and Tahitian.
- Peridot: This gem is yellow green.
- Topaz: Topaz comes in bright shades of blue, yellow, brown, white, pink, green, and orange. It is a heavy gem for its size.
- Sapphires and rubies: Both of these gems are corundum. Sapphire may be any color, but rubies are red.
- Aquamarines: Aquamarine is also a type of beryl. It usually comes in shades of blue.
- Amethyst: Amethyst is a type of purple quartz.
- Garnet: Garnet comes in an array of colors, including reds, golds, and greens.
- Opal: Opal is an opaque gem with an iridescent play of colors.
- Tourmalines: This stone comes in many colors. The most prized is the blue Paraiba tourmaline.
Cuts of the gemstones can be pear-shaped, oval, cushion cut, and the football-shaped marquise cut. Baguettes resemble loaves of French bread. Most baguette cut gems are small and used to surround larger gems. Other cuts are the round cut, the princess cut, and the emerald cut. The princess cut is square with pointed corners while the emerald cut was made for the gem of the same name. It is a step cut with blunted corners. The Asscher cut was developed in 1902 and is a square and stepped cut. Unlike the princess cut, the corners are cropped. There’s also the rose cut and the cabochon cut. Cabochons are dome-shaped and not faceted or only lightly faceted.
What kinds of settings are Blue Nile gems available in?- Pavé: These are tiny gems that are arranged like cobblestones in pavement.
- Channel: These are gems sunk into a channel around a ring or other piece of jewelry.
- Halo: This is when smaller gems surround a larger central gem. It is commonly used on rings.
- Prong setting: The prong setting holds a gem within prongs. It is often used for solitaires.
- Bezel setting: A bezel setting has metal rubbed over or around the edge of the gemstone. It is usually used for cabochons but can also be used for faceted stones.